The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-26
THE OIL COMPANY DICTATED

THE OIL COMPANY DICTATED
the amount to bs charged outsiders. They
were frat informed Of any change OF rates
made to producers and manufacturers, and
not until alter the Standard indorsed the
rates were the applicants for information
relieved Of their suspense. In letter Of
July 81, 1886. from General Freight Agent
Frazer to Vice President Cole, he gives
tho following rates for the Camden Con.
Bo.ldated. In the opposite column are
rates paid by outeiders: .55E77' ~
81 g che.se st9,stsas pss
10 snlinrSed saiio be5 OSSs, d. g. e,!To psi
When appealed to for lower rates by an
outsider, Dir. Frazer replied: "Don't care
for business at less than above rates." ?
There is also letter, from Vice P.esi.
dent Cole to Mr.. Frazer in reference to
blind billing" goods to New Orleans
The Camden Consolidated is the only oil
company or concern which is allowed to
blind bilp' goods over this road, and thew
have been blind billing oils since June,
The following letter, which was offered
IN evidence, is worth reading. The reader
can draw his own inference:
"ClScISNArI, O., July s, 1854.
George Rice, Esq, Aarttita, o.: s7s
DEAR SIE:-Your favor Of the 4,h re-
ceived. have been hammeriup the liie
out OF the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
ior the past month relative to the rates OF
oil to Chattanooga, Tenn, aud eyory time
have seen them have been nut ot3 with
the remark, 'Will eurely let yor know In
day or two This is about nil the sstis.
faction havo been able to obtain mn to
the present time, although I havo written
them an urgent letter again to-day 10.
questlng an Immediate reply. To speak
p!a!nly, Chess, Carley 4 90. and Alex.
Mcdonald K 70. arc watching them like
hawks, and the Cincinnati Southern folks
aIe very careful about committing them
selves, although know from conyeraa.
tlons we have had they want your busi-
ness, and would gladly close one eve and
say 20 ahead, If they could keep the
Standard Oil Company cool, = :
~ ~ "Yours truly, f@5$
"R. N. FRAZER, Gen. Fr't ACT, per p"
:
(This letter was written by Mr., Parmen.
tor, chief clerk for Mr.. Frazar,) I7T !
Tho books OF the companies we're anf,i-
cient of themselves to condemn both the
railroads and the Standard, ~ Il I'-'," :,
Alter the examination had been conclu-
ded at Cincinnati the referee vent to Par
kersbnrg, where the depositions oi Vice
President Cole and Harry Thomas, an oil
manufacturer, were taken. Mr., Cole was
another reluctant witness. His examiua-
ton lasted all Of one day, and was contin-
ued until come time in the future, He
stated that he was Vica President Of tho
Camden Confolidated OIL Company. and
had held that poeition since March last,
and had been its Secretary for q number
otyeara. They shipped oil into the Vest
ern States, principally to Oiuciuuati, ST.
Louis, Chicago and indianapolis. He
gave description Of the genera! character
Of tho bu5lneas, but became rather indig-
nant aud threatened to leave the room
when asked to give the name Of tho dif-
lerant corporations located at No, toO
Broadway, N. Y, the Standard Trust
building. He admitted that the rebuild.
ing Of the refinery was contingent upon
s.NS WA fbs4eASA ~ A0tC1t auu kllht alLSl
comparative figures had been named the
refinery was rebuilt. - .la3
Mr.. Cole gave the namea Of the Direc.
tors for 1887 as Senator j. N. Camden, ",
2. Thompson, L. "A. Cole and W, n,
Chancellor. Mr. W. N. Chancellor will
be the Standard Oil Company's candidate
for Governor Of West Virginia at the next
election. Mr. Cole finally gave the names
Of number Of residents Of the different
oil corporations and located their head.
quarters all at No. 20 Broadway, New
York. He declined to produce the stock
books or any record showing the capacity
ot tank cars or shipments Of oil. Little,
except. the above, was gotten from Nj.
Cole except that he didn't known any
stoekholder in the corporation OF his own
knowledge This wound up his exsmi.
nation, as 1t was plain that he would not
answer unless compelled to by due pro.
cess OF law, and as Circuit Court Judge
Jackson was out Of the city, the oass was
continued,
| Mr.. CAMDEN LEFT TOWN. 3s55
Upon tho return Of the Judge a petition
| wa8 made the Court in Chambera IN, Al,